The Pioneer,11 Jan,2008
Bijoy Dwibedi Bhawanipatna
The State Government paid a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to farmers of Narla and Madanpur-Rampur range under the north forest division of Kalahandi district who lost their standing crops in wild elephants' trampling, and to the family of a deceased, who was crushed to death by an elephant herd under the south forest division.
North forest division District Forest Officer Jitamitra Mohanty had requested the Government for a compensation to the victims of Madanpur-Rampur and Narla range. In response to his letter, the Government released the compensation amount. Gandhar Pujari and 37 others were paid Rs 17,380, Dhubla Rana and 55 others Rs 57, 640, BC Patra and three others Rs 6,110, Mukhi Sahu and 31 others Rs 44, 860, Santosh Sahu and nine others Rs 29,000, Harilal Sahu and nine others Rs 14,000, Sumitra Bhoi and 40 others Rs 25,150 and Hara Sahu and nine others Rs 13,500 as the compensation money for the damage to the standing crops.
While a total of Rs 2,02,640 was paid to the victims of the north forest division, a compensation of Rs 1 lakh was paid to the family of deceased Kandak Nayak, who died under the feet of elephants in south forest division of the district, said DFO Mohanty.
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